San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-09-27
WITH DR.. HERFF's GLASSES.

A Little Inside View of the Medical
Association in New York.
Believing that the readers of the LIGHT
would like to hear what DR.. Ferdinand
Herff had to say about the international
Medical association, and itself anxious
for q little more definite information
concerning the causes which led to 80
large a number of noted home and for
eign physicians absenting themselves
from the assoOiatiOn-s LIGHT represent
alive sought the doctor at his residence
last evening.
DR.. Herff was absent from the city
three weeks and half, making the jour
ney east via the New Orleans and Pied
mont Air line and returning via Hudson
river, New York Central and Louisville
and Nash vile. OF this time eight days
were spent in New York, seven in Wash
ington, one In Baltimore and the rest In
making the journey.
The disagreements concerning which
so much has been said in the daily press
had no effect upon the thorough work OF
the association, though they did prevent
the attendance of many noted physicians
on both sides the ocean. These differ
ences arose concerning the distributions
OF committee work and assignments by
the original committee, appointed at the
last international congress some three
years since. The west and south OBJ
jeCted to the distribution on the ground
that too large share Of the hOnors was
given to the east, and on account OF q
called meeting In remOnstranCe held at
New Orleans several of the original COM
mittee resigned. Then, also, the ques-
ton Of old and new codes was bone
OF contention. The more progressive
members being In favor of admitting all
regularly graduated physicians even il
belonging to sO-Called irregular schools
of practice.
The result was the absence of many
noted physicians who would otherwise
have been present. Their absence, the
DR.. said, did not sensibly affect the work
of the congress, which was ably conduct
ed, the demonstrations, discussions and
papers being OF very high order and
the whole proceedings of q most instruc-
tive character.
1t was the Dr's good fortune to be the
guest of DR.. LANCE, one Of the most
ly celebrated OF the physicians
in that great city. The DR..
pays very high compliment
also, to Mrs. Cleveland, whose presence
at the general reception captivated all
hearts, and who was accepted by the
1000 persons present as the very embod-
iment of real ladyhOOd.
Speaking with reference 10 the hospi-
tai service OF New York City, DR.. Herff
was most enthusiastic in his oommenda-
tion OF the cleanliness, and scientific
character OF the service, which he said
surpassed anything of tine kind he had
ever witnessed, marking great changes
in the six years elapsed since he had Wis
tied the east. The attendants, nursing,
antiseptic appliances, and all the hospi-
tai service he regarded as most unexcep-
tlonable and really wonderful triumph
OF medical science.
A world OF suggestions were evoked
In the brief hours conversation, some of
which have no general interest, and II
they had, must be omitted, for want OF
space. The DOCTORS remarks evidenced
him close observer, a careful conserva-
tive analyZer of events, and a very
cautious commentator on men and
things, though always ready to express
his opinions when really formed.